Flash floods take dramatic toll in Lima, Peru

Updated :
18 March 2017

A woman is assisted while crossing a flooded street after the Huayco river overflooded its banks sending torrents of mud and water rushing through the streets in Huachipa, Peru, March 17, 2017. - REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo

Police help residents cross a flooded street after a massive landslide and flood in the Huachipa district of Lima, Peru, March 17, 2017. - REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda

Rescue workers use a zip line to evacuate a child after the Huayco river overflooded its banks sending torrents of mud and water rushing through the streets in Huachipa, Peru, March 17, 2017. - REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo

A man walks through a flooded street after the Huayco river overflooded its banks sending torrents of mud and water rushing through the streets in Huachipa, Peru, March 17, 2017. - REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo

A flooded street is seen after the Huayco river overflooded its banks sending torrents of mud and water rushing through the streets in Huachipa, Peru, March 17, 2017. - REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo

Rescue workers use an extension ladder to evacuate stranded residents after the Huayco river overflooded its banks sending torrents of mud and water rushing through the streets in Huachipa, Peru, March 17, 2017. - REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo